Definitions for babirusaˌbæb əˈru sə, ˌbɑ bə-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bab•i•ru•saˌbæb əˈru sə, ˌbɑ bə-(n.)
an East Indian swine, Babyrousa babyrussa: the male has lower canine teeth extending upward outside the jaw.
Category: Mammals
Origin of babirusa:
1690–1700; < Malay, =babi pig +rusa deer
Princeton's WordNet
babirusa, babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa(noun)
Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
Wiktionary
babirusa(Noun)
Any of several mammals in the genus Babyrousa in the pig family Suidae, in which the upper tusk grows upward.
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